Asia gets its first BlackBerry 10 launch dates: Z10 on sale in Singapore March 7, Malaysia March 9 by @jonrussell

It’s approaching one month since RIM BlackBerry launched the BlackBerry 10 platform , and revealed the touch screen Z10 and keyboard-sporting Q10 devices. Now, finally, eager BlackBerry fans in Asia — there are plenty of them — have news of the first confirmed launch dates. BlackBerry has confirmed that the Z10 will go on sale in Singapore on March 7 and in Malaysia on March 9, but there are no confirmed dates yet for Indonesia and Thailand — two of its strongest countries — nor for the colossal 1 billion-plus markets of China or India. An executive told ZDNet Asia that other launches in Southeast Asia will happen later next month, though exact dates are subject to carrier approvals. The device will launch with all three operators in Singapore – SingTel, M1, and StarHub — while Maxis will enjoy a 6-week or so exclusive in Malaysia before its rivals begin offering the phone...